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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Nothing More Dangerous

ethan Il neglected cough,' is what
DR.. J. F. Hammond, professor in the
Electical Medical College, says, land as
L preventive remedy and curative
agent, cheerfully recommend Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy OF Sweet Gum and
Mullen.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
AN Industrial school for CotoEed Girls,

CAMDEN, December l5.-An in
dustrial school and home for colored
girls will soon be built In Camden by
the Women's Home Mission Society
of the North. The location is south
Of the negro free school building.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
The Farmers Movement in Orange.
burg.

ORANGEBURG, Dec. 15.-The farm
ers' movement in this county is
growing apace. and it is evident that
there will be general turning out Of
old county officers. Our farmers are
not pleased with the present Legis-
lature.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Our Congressman.

Our Congressman in his patriotic ar
gument on the tariff question often be-
comes hoarse and his voice husky. lay
lor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum
and Mullen will relieve him and cure
coughs, Group and consumption.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Cold Weather Bene7olence.

Why is cold weather productive OF
beneyolence? 1t makes people put their
hands in their pockets. 1talso produces
coughs, colds and Group. Take Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gam and
Mullen, ....-.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
Tax Query.
LQ,.rens Herald.

Suppose man who purchased real
estate after it had been returned for
taxation. and before the payment Of
the tax for the fiscal year would it
be right for the purchaser to be re-
quired to pay the tax on the former
owners personal property before he
would be allowed to pay the tax upon
the land Such is the practice in our
county. A few days ago this actually
happened to tax payer Of Laurens
county. The Treasurer would not
apportion the tax Of the former
owner, and required the purchaser to
pay the tax, also, upon the personal
property of the former owner
upon the ground that the land
was bound for the tax upon the per-
sonal property. Is this just? We
submit that it is not. It is practice
that interferes with the free aliena-
tion Of land. The result is that the
land which is permanent property is
bound for the tax on personal prop
erty, which is in its nature perisha.
bic, and that, too, whether the land
has been bona fde alienated or not,
not between the time of assessing
and the time Of paying taxes. If
this is the proper Interpretation of
the tax law, man cannot safely buy
land between the months of February
and November of any year. We
think our Representatives should
remedy this hardship of the law at
their earliest convenience. We speak
of this simply as it is a matter of
public interest. If it has affected one
citizen it may affect many more.
Nor do we say this in spirit of
criticism towards our worthy and
efficient treasurer, Mr.. J. II. Cope
land. It is his duty to follow the
law as it is laid down upon the Statute
book.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
ASSERTING HIS INNOCENCE.

In his statement before sentence
Voolfolk asserted his innocence be-
fore heaven, and said the witnesses
had sworn falsely. He seems to be
absolutely without nerves. A motion
for a new trial will be made at once
by his counsel.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
4 VERDICT OF MURDER,

unaccompanied by any recommends
ton. 1t had no visible effect on
Voolfolk, who paled slightly, but
did not move a muscle. After the
lapse of short time Judge Gustin
pronounced sentence on the prisoner,
naming Friday, February 10th, as
the day for the execution. The
verdict ihas given general satisfac-
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22
VOOLFOLK FOUND GUILTY
And Sentenced to be Hanged on Feb
ruary 10.

MACON, Ga, Dec. 15.-The Wool
folk trial was concluded to-day. The
judge charged the jury at length,
concluding at 1856, at which time
the jury retired. 1t remained out
only fifteen minutes, bringing in
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-22

Columbia, S. c., Dec. l , 1887.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOuS-

An Iowa insurance company has offered
s"oo for the best plan for a tornado
cave.
There are fifteen men under the aoe of
thirty years in Portland, Oregon, who
are worth over 81, 600, 90 each.
In Northern Asia now they are making
whiskey out Of reindeer milk, which il
rich in alcohol.
AT Quean Victoria's table there are
three servants to every six guests. When
the meal is finished her Majesty is the
first to leave the room.
A potato and carrot firmly grown to-
gether, SO that it is impossible to tell
where the potato begins and the carrot
ends: Is one of he vegetable freaks OK
hlbltcd by a st. Joseph County, Qnd.)
farmer.
The Theatre of Marccllas in ancient
Rome was capable of holding 90. 600
spectators. 1t was a fortress in the mid
die ages, and subsequently passed into
the possession of the Orsini family. Only
a lew arches Of it now remain.
The making of fine cloth in England
Is duo to Edward Ill.,, who invited a
great many of of the skillful Flemish
weavers to settle in England. Before
this time all the fine English wool was
exported.
A genius with a taste for statistics has
figured out that the average newspaper
writer makes 4, 900, 900 strokes with his
pen each year, or a line 800 miles long.
"A rapid penman draws his pen through
10 IL feet every minute. In forty
minutes his pen travels a furlong.
A steam barge has been built at Suf-
folk, Va, which is 1877 feet long, % 1-e
feet beam and eight feet depth of hold.
1t will carry 200, 900 feet of lumber on
Six feet draught, and has two masts.
chooner rugged, to be used as auxiliary
power when wind is favorable.
In ancient Athens the doors of each
house opened outward into the street.
n such was the inherent politcncss of
OF the Athenian that whenever any one
OF them wished to come out of his house
ne always knocked very loudly first on
W door, lest passcrs-by would be
down when the door was
opened.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
How Sioux Juveniles Break Ponies.

The Sioux, like many oth,r Indians of
the plains, are bred from infancy to
handle horses. When but papooses thew
are hung on the saddle bow, and I have
frequently seen them, when not more
than five or six years of age, girls as we'll
ss boys, riding their ponies like mad at
full gallop. The manner of subduinr a
pony l have often witnessed on the plains
and one who now visits the Sioux In.
dians in their Dakota reservation NAV
find children similarly employed in
breaking colts. The boys and girls take
together a young colt when only three or
four months old and begin with him. A
iari.t is tied Indian fashion with a slip
moose to the under jaw. A small bundle
is then placed upon the colts back. or
the children arrange a pair of light ire
vice poles over he colts sh oulders, let
ting the ends drag on the ground; then
the poles are tied to his back, and at
tached to a wicker. work platform or
basket and a weight is placed in it.
Sometimes in place of q weight, three or
four dogs are placed in the wicker and
very often the children get in. The
colt runs and plungcs and kicks in all
directions, then lies down and rolls over.
Sometimes three or four children will
climb upon his back, and by and by
such tumbling scene is witnessed as
would make every boy and girl reader of
the American Agrieulturist cry with
laughter-the children flying one way
and blankets the other.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Bismarck and His Bells.

Apropos of the man of blood AID iron.
a characteristic anccdote is being told
just now. When q younger and less
known man he one autumn secured q
q suite OF rooms without first inspecting
them. On installing himself in them, he
at once noticed that there was no bell in
the apartment which he made his stndy
and work room, and sending for the
landlord he asked him to supply the
omission. "But," returned the land.
lord, Herr Won Bismarck has already
taken the rooms the way they are, and it
is ne who must supply any deficiencies
which may seem to him to exist" ooh,
that is your answer, is ita" inquired the
chancellor. "Preciscly So" answered
his host as he retired with a low bow.
Scarcely five minutes later the sharp,
short sound of n pistol shot was heard in
the chancellor's room, and just as the
landlord rushed brcathlcss into the
apartment, Bismarck raised his hand,
fired off the revolver that was in it a sec.
ono time, point blank at the opposite
wall. "Oh, its all right, landlord" he
said to the amazed man; "Pm only let
ting my servant know I want him." Be-
fore the sun set that day a bell hanger
had hastily but effectually supplied
Herr Won B;smarck's apartments with
the bells that had been lacking. Lon
don Fio1ro.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
The Tigers Strength.

Nothing shows more the marvellous
strength possessed by the tiger thar the
way in which he carries his victim awav.
l remember the first time I was shown
where II Tiger had dragged a full grown
bullock. could act believe it possible.
and it was not until after we had killed
the robber-only m ordinary sized
tlgrcss-and I had carefully gone over
on foot the ground where she had dragged
her prey that I found that she had not
only dragged the dead bullock-an
animal, l should think, considerably be.
yond her WI weight-ovcr dry rough
ground and through a dense cancbreak.
but that in some places, as the marks
showed, she must actually have lifted
the fore quarters of the bullock off tho
ground in her mouth and have walked
several yards with it in that position.
When the victim has bccn dragged to
what the tiger considers a position of
security it will sit down and take a good
meal, and then retire a short distance
from its prey to some particularly thick
bush or tuft of grass, and there remain
until the following night, and then
return fer another meal. In consequence
Of this we'll known habit "a kill" as it is
called, is the best of all khubber, and in
such cases, If the tiger has not been dis
turbed, the sportsman is almost sure to
II him lying somewhere close to the
carcass, and, if his arrangements are we'll
made, is pretty sure to get a shot at him.
- Chambers journal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Fortune Hunters III WASHINGTON.

A Washington letter to the Boston
1rareller says: There is not the slightest
doubt but that there are more fortune
hunters of both sexes to the square inch
OF Washington than in any
other city of the country, but
1t is hardly probable that thea
have banded themselves together. How.
ever it is the gossip of the clubs, but
precious little information can be gotten
out of any n about its members or
membership. The most successful of all
the fortune hunters are the young off,
Gers OF the army and navy, who come
here and dazzle the girls with their
bright uniforms, but even they are taken
in occasionally. One of these days, per-
haps, we shall read the Confessions of a
Fortune Hunter" but it is tolerably sure
that 1t will not come from tls pen OF o
man who has married exactly as he de.
sired.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Beds OF the Pact

The house Of the ancient English gen.
tleman was not, as a general thing, pro-
v'ded with bed rooms, says a writer
about the beds of our ancestors in the
Cosmopolitan. A chamber or she'd was
built against the wall that inclosed the
mansion ind its dependencies, and in
this little cell the lord and his lady slept.
Sometimes there was another chamber of
the same kind built for the daughter or
young ladies of the house. AS a general
thing, the young men of the house and
the guests slept On tables and benches in
the great hall, when wooden coverlets or
blankets were provided Tor warmth.
and attendants slept upon the
floor.
Later on, in the time of the Tudors.
the ''four poste" bcdstcad, an immense
piece Of furniture having IL canopy sup
ported at each corner by the posts, be-
came the fashionable sleeping couch.
Some of the old wills mention ssposted
sett- work bcdstcads." These panelled
bedstcads were sometimes Of elegant and
massive architecture. The columns re-
sembled huge balusters, and roso from
squire dado bases, and all the frame
pieces were carved with decorative
mouldings OF v rious patterns. On some
OF the earlier oedsteads the columns ter
minated with figures representing the
four evangelists.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
A Snow Shoe Runners Frats.

IL not the swiftcst, it was universally
conceded that, even up to the time o.
his death, Thompson was the most OK,
pert snow-shoc runner in the Sierra Ne.
vada Mountains. At Silver Mountain.
Alpine County. CAL, in 1870, when he
vas lorty-thrce years of age, he ran q
distance of 1000 feet in twcnty-onc Sec
"nds. There were many snow-shocrs OF
that place, but in daring Thompson sur
passed them all. Near the town was q
olg mountain, where the people of the
place were wont to assemble on bright
days in winter, to the number of two
or three hundred. The ordinary snow
shocrs would 90 part way up the noun
tain to where there was a bench, and
then glide down = beaten path. This
was too tame for Thompson. He would
make a circuit of over a mile, and come
out on the top of the mountain. When
he appeared on the peak he would give
one of his wild High Sierra whoops,
polse his balance pole, and dart down
inc lace OF he mountain at lightning
speed, leaping all the terraces from top
to bottom, and gliding far out on the
level before halting.
snow-shoe Thompson seldom per-
formed any feat for the mere name and
fame of doing a difieu lt and daring
thing. Yet w. P. Merrill, postmaster
at Woodford's, Alpine County, writes
me as follows in speaking of some of
Thompson's achievements: 'Hc at one
time went back to Genoa, on a mountain,
on his snow-shocs, and made a jump of
$50 feet without a break" This seems
almost incredible, but Mr.. Merrill is a
reliable man, and for many years Thomp-
son was his near neighbor, and n regular
customer at his store. Thompson doubt
less made this fearful leap at u place
where be would land in a great drift OF
soft snow. Ispoke of this feat to Mr..
G. P. Gregory, formerly Thompson's
neighbor in the mountains, but at present
a resident of Virginia City, Nevada, and
he answered that although he had
never heard of that particular leap he
did not doubt what Mr.. Merrill said.
II KNOW" said Mr.. Gregory, chat
at Silver Mountain he often made clear
jumps o. fifty and sixty fcct."-Ooer.
land.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Killing mn Alligator.

A gentleman who spends his winter in
Florida told the writer the following
story on himself: "Coming down to the
bank of the bayou one afternoon I saw
an alligator summing its ugly carcass in
my way and sent q bullet into the vulncr.
able spot under its shoulder. The
reptile stirred lazily and slid off into the
water. Amazed at the slight effect
produced went away in disgust. Az
l padded about the next day in nv
BOAT near the spot I discovered the same
alligator in the same spot on the bank
and directly in froct of it a wild turkey.
/ wanted the fowl for my supper and /
dislikcd to think the alligator had
beaten me. Posing my rifle l hcsitated
an instant between the demands of pride
and appetite, and, deciding to kill the
gator, banged away. The turkey flew
OH with q scrccch and the gator never
Judged. BY this time I wa 'madder
than a battcn' and padded up to stir
up bis laziness, when a reckless poke
revealed that I had been shooting O
dead carcass. The shot of the day be.
lore had got in its work and the ALI.
gator had crawlcd out Gas is their habit.
to die in the sun. Then I wished I had
shot at the turkey. "--Detroit FREQ Prss,.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Speed OF Type Writer'S.

A person can learn the keyboard on d
type writer in three or four days so as to
run the alphabet rapidly, provided he
practices three hours a day. On the
keyboard the letters that are used the
most are placed close to each other, the
letter re" being the one most used. Az
ter three or four weeks practice a person
can write On a type writer faster than by
the ordinary method. Expert type
writers can write 5000 words an hour on
the machine, the average being about
1906 words per hour. In a contest in
this Office a few years ago a trial was had
to see who could write the most in one
hour from dictation, the writing being
lone in 'long hand" Mr.. Sclby, the
clerk of this office, was the successful
one, having written 1850 words in the
hour. This is the fastest on record in
this office, and the man with his tyne
writing machine who can write. 5000
words during the same period has the
decided advantage, Besides he does
not become tired so quickly, but can
continue at the work for a long time.
The man who writes from 1900 to 1900
words an hour by 'Iong hand" can only
do so for that one hour, when he Is
obliged to stop for a rest.-St. Louis
Times Democrat
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Old.Time Way Of Keeping Apples.

AT a recent meeting Of the Kentucky
State Horticultural Society, an old mem :
Der told how forty years ago the farmers
used to keep apples fresh and crisp until
June. Their mode was to put the fruit
up in banks just as many now save sweet
potatoes at the South. At time Of har-
vest a spot Of high, we'll drained land
was selected upon which to bank the
apples. Here was scooped out a sort of
saucer shaped bottom. upon which, after
covering with ar inch or so of straw, was
piled the apples, covering the same with
some six or eight inches of straw, and
then with enough earth to keep out the
frost; not unfrequently, however, cover
ing the whole with a layer of sods to
protect tho same from washing. A hole
was opened on the south side of the bank
during the winter when apples were re-
quircd, as much fruit taken out as was
needed and the hole closed up secure as
before.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
TOughepin1 Wood.

1t Is claimed that by a new process
white wood can be made 30 tough as to
require a c~old-chisel to split it. This re.
suit is obtained by steaming the timber
and submitting it to end pressure. tech
nically "upsetting" it, thus COMPRISING
the Cells and fbers into one compact
mass. 1t is the opinion of those who
have experimental with the process that
wood can be compressed seventy five
per cent, and that some timber which il
now considered unfit for use in such
work as carriage building could be made
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
The Sp0utfng OF Whales.

Whales do not spout water. They
spout vapor or breath. When q whale
spouts his ''spout hole" as whalcrs call
it, is always above water. The enor-
nous volume of the whales breath, OK.
PEELED suddenly into the different tenn.
perature OF the Dir, causes tho white
bush-like vapor to remain suspended for
q moment, like the steam from q locomo.
tive. The only time q whale ST outs
liquid is when he has been mortally
pierced by a lance, and then he spou.s
wafm blood. The soun;l of a whales
snouting is like the roar of q locomotive
BLOWN. of stcnu,.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
a HUMOROUS.

A last farewell-A shoemaker giving
up his business.
Yoked garments are much worn-By
oxen. They are gorcd.
A trade union-A marriage between
business rivals to promote trade.
Schoolmarm to little J,sie: s'Where
lis the North pole9" eat the top of the
map, marm."
The tailors and drcssmakcrs are the
individuals who dwell most on the eter.
nal fitness of things.
'Nerve food" is advertised. This is
the kind of food the man eats who wants
to occupy two seats in u crowd cd rail.
road car.
A little girl calling with her mother
at a new house where the walls were
not yet papered, exclaimed: "What
a bald-headed house, mammal"
Some western papers look with horror
on the use of the word "woman"i in re-
spectacle society. One of them recently
chronicled the finding of q Gladys
skeleton"
"Here, you," howlcd a customer at
a restaurant to the waiter; ''can't you
see that / don't wear lace shoes7" eyes,
Sir" "Well, then, what do you mean
by bringing me this shocstring in my
soupf Take this back just as quick as
you can and brin g me a plate of soup
with a button hook in it,"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Rubber Milk.

2he method of treatment for CONCEAL.
ing rubber milk in the Para district is as
follows:
Small cups arc attached to the trees,
and, when filled with juice, are emptied
into tin pals of a certain size, having
closed lids, the cups being again at.
achcd to the trees. After going the
roun of the trees, the contents of this
pail are emptied into another a size larger
and so on, till the covered pail of largest
size is filled and ready to be strapped on
to the saddle Of a mule for removal. By
this plan the natives arc saved the trou.
bic OF ~condensing and preparing the
milk for market, by smoking. The large
can of rubber milk, on arriving at the
magasin is emptied into a bath of water,
the temperature of the water best suited
to the rubber being a matter of expert
ence. The Jumps of rubber that form
In the bath are Immediately pressed into
thin, flat sheets and carefully wiped.
BY this means the acid is forced out OF
the cells or pores in the lump, thus pre-
venting the so-called "rottcn" appear
ance. The author is of opinion that the
African rubbers yielded by the Landol.
phlas, prepared in this manner, will pro.
duce a strong rubber. The African rub.
bers now sent here do not yield, when
strained and cleaned, more than 80 pcr
cent. to 90 per cent. of pure rubbe,
gum, owing to the natives adulteratinp
with sawdust,. bark dust, etc., to over.
come the Inconvenience of the stick.
ness of the juice. The amount of resin
in milk varies largely.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
YOtIng BY Electrically.

at the mechanical exhibition mt thu
Palais de PIndustrie of Paris, there il
exhibited q machine for rcgistcrinp
votes, which will, it is said, be shortly
Installed in the French Chamber of Den
htles. Its object is to obviate mistakes.
the loss OF time, and the necessity of tho
members leaving their desks to record
their votes. The machine, which is the
Invention of M. Dcbayeux, is worked by
electricity, and the vote Of u full house.
1t Is said, may be make known by this
means in less than five minutes The
arrangement of the apparatus is as fol-
lows: In front Of each seat three con-
fact makers are placed, the knobs being
marked eyes," "No," and ".Absten-
tlon." Only one of the pushes can be
depressed at one time, and neither Of
Them can be used more han once, until
ihcy have been released by the action Of
another part of the apparatus, which is
under the control of the president. The
voting IS recorded by means of three sets
OF cylinders, upon which is inscribed in
relief the names of the members in nj.
phabetical order, and also the series of
figures from one up to the total number
OF members. These cylinders rot ate un-
der linking pads, and after the voting.
nm impression being taken on a band Of
paper against the name of each member
present, is found a number in one or
other of the three columns Eyes" '.Nos'
or "Abstention." These numbers ap-
pear pcrpendicu'a ar in numerical order.
Icnce the total number in cach division
is read at the foot Of the three columns.
The apparatus is necessarily somewhat
complicated, but it is said to work with
great facility. 1t will be remembered
that for some time a similar voting ap-
paratus was exhibited in one of the Con-
gressional committee rooms at Washing-
ton, but was finally taken away by the
inventor, who dcspaircd of its adoption.
Electrical World.